Drew Smith
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Drew Smith is a Labour member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
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He was first elected in 2011 and is a former Chair of Scottish Young Labour and former member of the Scottish TUC General Council.
Drew Smith, a former member of Glasgow University Labour Club
was ranked second on Scottish Labour
's list of candidates for the Scottish Parliament
in the Glasgow Region
, this was the highest position open to a non-female or non-ethnic minority candidate.
During the 2007 and 2011 elections he was closely involved in Labour campaigns to re-elect Pauline McNeill
in Glasgow Kelvin
, of whom he is a close ally. He previously worked for Labour Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland, Ann McKechin MP, and before that in the voluntary sector. He was closely involved in the Scottish Labour leadership campaigns of Wendy Alexander
and Andy Kerr in 2007 and 2008 respectively. He supported Ed Miliband
in the 2010 Labour Party leadership election.
He is a former Vice Chairperson and Secretary of Glasgow North Labour Party. Drew Smith was Chair of the Young Worker's Committee of the Scottish TUC in 2008-2009.
Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
Glasgow is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament , which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament...
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He was first elected in 2011 and is a former Chair of Scottish Young Labour and former member of the Scottish TUC General Council.
Drew Smith, a former member of Glasgow University Labour Club
Glasgow University Labour Club
Glasgow University Labour Club was formed in 1946, and has served as a training ground for a number of prominent Labour politicians of the twentieth century. Membership is open to all matriculated students of the University....
was ranked second on Scottish Labour
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....
's list of candidates for the Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
in the Glasgow Region
Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
Glasgow is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament , which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament...
, this was the highest position open to a non-female or non-ethnic minority candidate.
During the 2007 and 2011 elections he was closely involved in Labour campaigns to re-elect Pauline McNeill
Pauline McNeill
Pauline McNeill is a Labour politician and formerly a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Kelvin, Scotland, having been elected in the Scottish Parliament elections in 1999, 2003 and 2007...
in Glasgow Kelvin
Glasgow Kelvin (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Kelvin is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...
, of whom he is a close ally. He previously worked for Labour Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland, Ann McKechin MP, and before that in the voluntary sector. He was closely involved in the Scottish Labour leadership campaigns of Wendy Alexander
Wendy Alexander
Wendy Alexander is a Scottish politician and the former Member of the Scottish Parliament for Paisley North. She held various Scottish Government cabinet posts and was the leader of the Labour Party group in the Scottish Parliament from 2007-2008...
and Andy Kerr in 2007 and 2008 respectively. He supported Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Edward Samuel Miliband is a British Labour Party politician, currently the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition...
in the 2010 Labour Party leadership election.
He is a former Vice Chairperson and Secretary of Glasgow North Labour Party. Drew Smith was Chair of the Young Worker's Committee of the Scottish TUC in 2008-2009.